The Plan Wisely Resource Library
The Plan Wisely Resource Library is full of articles, videos, podcasts, and guides designed to help you navigate complex financial issues and make wise decisions. Explore topics like retirement planning, investing, taxes, insurance, debt, and long-term planning—so you can focus on what matters most and move forward with confidence.
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Home Team Bias Cramping Your Investment Success?
By Erik Garcia
Video Transcription: I’m a Saints fan, I’ve always been a Saints fan. I was a Saints fan when the Saints were bad and I’ve been a Saints fan ever since they drafted Drew Brees. Let…
Topics Investing
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One Big Obstacle Keeping You From Achieving Financial Security
By Erik Garcia
Video Transcription: A Stanford professor back in the 60’s took kids mainly four and five, put them in a room one at a time with one marshmallow. The instructions were: If you can go…
Topics Behavioral Finance
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Lent and Your Money: 4 Areas To Focus On To Improve Your Finances Now
By Erik Garcia
Every year after Mardi Gras is Lent. Fat Tuesday, then Ash Wednesday. For the Christian, lent is a time of fasting with the purpose of drawing nearer to God. For me, lent is a…
Topics Behavioral Finance, Give to Others, Saving
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I Lost My Wallet: A Lesson In Borrowing Money
By Erik Garcia
Let’s face it. Teaching kids about money seems hard. No one ever plans for their child to grow up and be broke, or lack money management skills. But it happens every day. If you have…
Topics Kids & Money, Video
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Let’s Be Honest: Making Space For What Matters Most
By Erik Garcia
This time of year there is a game that we play around our house. It’s called “Let’s be honest”. It started years ago in preparation for the deluge of new stuff (toys) my wife knew…
Topics Behavioral Finance
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7 Truths About the Market and Financial Planning I Was Reminded of On My Beach Trip
By Erik Garcia
With summer 2017 in the books, and cooler weather on the way, the world continues to heat up. The uncertainty in our country and world can create fear and anxiety for our finances and for…
Topics Investing
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6 Mistakes You Make Setting Financial Goals And Tips On How to Fix Them
By Erik Garcia
fWith the new year comes new resolutions or recycled failed resolutions from the previous year. Certainly hitting your goals will enhance our life…if you can just stick to your promises and hit the mark. Unfortunately,…
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Five Things You Should Consider About Santa’s Generous Spirit
By Erik Garcia
There is great debate about what some people believe about the Big Guy and his presence in the Christmas Holidays. No matter what you believe about the man in red, though, there are at least…
Topics Give to Others
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2 Gifts to Give This Holiday Season to Build Your Wealth
By Erik Garcia
With Thanksgiving behind and Christmas ahead we are in the middle of the gift giving season. What if you could give a gift that would build your wealth? In my day to day context wealth…
Topics Give to Others
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Squash Debt: Nine lessons from Dee-1 on paying off debt
By Erik Garcia
I have to admit I think Dee-1’s hit “Sallie Mae Back” is genius. Maybe it’s because he graduated from my alma mater Ben Franklin, or maybe it’s because he has taken debt, one of the…
Topics Debt Management
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Will Hillary or Trump be better for my stock market investments?
By Erik Garcia
This presidential election cycle has many people anxious, especially investors. A common question I hear lately is: “What is going to happen to my investments if (Insert Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, which ever one causes…
Topics Investing
